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Hammy! I'm about to move to Alton and have been in touch with the wagon group about helping out. I've seen another photo of the blanked off end in service somewhere but i cant remember which of my books off hand and they are in storage for a couple of weeks. If it is more conclusive I'll let you know. Cheers Ian

http://www.preservedthumpers.com/articles-emu-vehicles.html Scroll down here (7th pic)

Just out of interest, would adding, say, a 5 foot nose with some equipment in, have a significantly different impact on weight distribution than extending the body 5 feet with a flat cab and equipment therefore nearer the bogie centres (albeit not by much)? I'm guessing not and don't think space was the likely reason for designing with noses personally but just curious.

Nice. I particularly like that bottom photo and the dingy urban feel. Where are the 46 and 50 from? I've converted a Heljan 45 into a 46 but as first built. A blue with one piece headcode is in the to do pile. Edit: I meant the bottom one of the first set - the very convincing bridge behind the 25 - but I like both lots now more have gone up!

Our hearts bleed for you. Its such a hard life living somewhere hot! If it all gets too much you could always relocate to Wales....

There is a link of their website specifically for spares enquiries (if you really don't want to ring). I've always found them helpful "in person" (albeit sometimes not what I wanted to hear!) I find the website poor but if you find a part number and use the form to enquire they get back to you quickly either way. Interesting if the 47 spares are up already - that's far quicker than has happened historically.

Since no one has jumped in, I've not had access to mine since you asked but can measure up next week if you still need it. I might be able to spare some as it's a monumental faff putting them away and I do have one in a loco box.

I've just come across 1452 which is less frequently photo'd that most. Exeter based later on, black, no top feed, driver's side tool box in the mid position. I don't have the photo to hand now but this would tick all the boxes, even down to the plate looking like 145 something (albeit not entirely clear, hence the misidentification perhaps).

If something breaks, you only want to replace that part though.

Can't Gaugemaster advise on this?

There are quite a few military models but they tend to be 1/48 (type "1/43 v 1/48" into Google images and there are two Jeeps side by side showing the difference). I've seen a Bedford of the type and body above in one of those ranges although it might not be the same one obviously. Straying well off topic but just in case the god of 1/43 model lorries is browsing Steve's marvellous work, an Ergomatic cab please!

Just out of interest, are production samples sent primarily so punters can see before ordering and production is already ploughing ahead by the time they arrive, or are they sent for the manufacturer to approve production, which therefore only starts after that?

Except, of course, those tank engines when the driver wasnt even on the loco for 50% of the diagram...!

Or 7808 is a grange and no one has realised!

I use it for BR maroon - its nearer the bottom one of the three photos above. Certainly not a brighter looking red shade.

Id think well short of the longest but the recently severed stub past old oak common towards Greenford would be an example.

There were a few of that type around even in the late 50s. In most respects they look like the Slaters 7mm china clay wagon, except for the diagonal bracing. I had wondered if that was a later addition to the same type?

Thanks, I did wonder about that. Do you happen to know were they still used in the late 50s (my era)? Also reminds me that Ive seen a suggestion that clay arrived via Lostwithiel and empties departed via the station which was more direct but had the climb to St Pinnock. I'm still toying with having a removeable chassis unit so i can swap bodies and save a bit of cost.

I asked about this elsewhere (there is a thread about Carne Point somewhere) but no one knew. My guess was the bars were because there was an end tipper for unloading clay that literally tilted the wagon up and presumbly that put force through the w irons. Incidentally for this reason the wagons were all the same way round

Im pretty sure for most of the 50s it was only 2 roads through the station as the disused platform road was removed (1951 possibly?). In the photo of the warship running through, there is no truncated line on the left as we look at it.

Is the line North of Aylesbury past Quainton Road and beyond used?

The very first reply suggested running things one at a time, after cleaning the track, to narrow down where the problem may be. Might save you a lot of time doing every single thing only for it to get dirty again if you havent got to the source.

Thats the Lostwithiel train in the pic. Another one here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252004522731 Im not sure what the bay was actually intended for originally. Until 1951 Fowey had two through platforms and initially trains on either branch shunted across to depart from the appropriate side. There was a third through road for clay, so no need to park the passenger trains out of the way. The bay was used to berth the Lostwithiel train once the through roads had been rationalised, long after St Blazey/Newquay trains ceased. (I dont think they ever went to Par - you would have to reverse at St Blazey). http://www.cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk/st-blazey-to-fowey-and-fowey-harbour.html

Looks great steve. Who does that Sunshine brake compo - is it an Orion?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/marcusgilmour/16399028519 Quite a well lit earlier photo - you cant see clearly enough to spot them in a lot of photos.